Shelby Thatcher adores working in the charming small-town bookshop her grandmother opened years ago.
Since high school shes helped Gram turn the shop into a community hub for book lovers in the lakeside town of Grandville, NC.
When her beloved grandma passes away, Shelby inherits the bookstore.
But to her shock, Gram leaves half ownership to Gray Briggs, the man who broke Shelbys heart years ago.
Grandville residents have been vilifying Gray as long as he can remember.
After graduating high school he couldnt skip town fast enough, even though it meant leaving the girl hed fallen deeply in love with and alienating her family once and for all.
Now hes back, the beneficiary of his elderly friends will.
Facing the towns animosity is difficult, but seeing Shelby again is sheer torture.
No one could ever stir his heart the way she did.
As the adversaries are forced to work together, Grams beyond-the-grave scheme is workingShelbys old feelings for Gray begin to resurface.
But the problems that destroyed their relationship before still remain, and a new one surfacesone that threatens Grams beloved bookshop.
Is their love doomed to fail again, or will they find a way to make it work this time around?
